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John & Darlene McNabb Charitable Foundation at a glance

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John & Darlene McNabb Charitable Foundation

Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$161k
Granted FY2022
21
Grants FY2022
9
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.

Arts & Culture$101kEducation$91kInternational$88kPublic Benefit$43kRecreation & Sports$35kAnimals$12kHuman Services$10kReligion$8kOther$0
02FY2022 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k15 grants · $31k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $130k
$3,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$40,000
FREE PRESS FOUNDATION$25,000
COUNCIL FOR A SECURE AMERICA INC$20,000
ASPEN ACADEMY$20,000
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES$15,000
CRISIS CENTER$10,000
STAND TALL$5,000
CONSERVATIVE PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE$5,000
FRIENDS FOR FREE SPEECH$5,000
DOOLEY CHAPTER OF NFFCHOF$5,000
DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE$3,000
university of oklahoma$2,000
YOUTH WITH A MISSION ASHEVILLE$1,142
JUDICIAL WATCH$1,000
FRIENDS OF IR DAVID$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–22) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 75% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%COUNCIL FOR A SECURE AMERICA INC: $47k → 17%STAND TALL: $5k → 11%GARDENIA E JANSSEN ANIMAL SHELTER: $5k → 11%HENDERSON COUNTY 4-H: $1k → 13%UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON FOUNDATION: $50k → 16%university of oklahoma: $2k → 13%HAROLD HAMM DIABETES CENTER: $5k → 16%NEW LIFE RANCH: $1k → 18%US HOLOCAUST MUSUEUM: $40k → 14%ELS FOR AUTISM FOUNDATION: $500 → 11%HILLSDALE COLLEGE: $1k → 14%FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $15k → 15%CLAN MACNAB SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL: $20k → 12%INSTITUTE FOR THE PUBLIC TRUST: $20k → 8%DOOLEY CHAPTER OF NFFCHOF: $5k → 12%ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $4k → 12%BREVARD MUSIC CENTER: $25k → 13%ASPEN ACADEMY: $20k → 3%BACK THE BLUE K9 FORCE: $500 → 8%DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE: $3k → 12%YOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATION: $1k → 6%COUNCIL FOR A SECURE AMERICA INC: $20k → 17%STAND TALL: $1k → 11%JUDICIAL WATCH: $1k → 14%HILLSDALE COLLEGE: $100 → 14%FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $5k → 15%INSTITUTE FOR THE PUBLIC TRUST: $5k → 8%YOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATION: $1k → 6%COUNCIL FOR A SECURE AMERICA INC: $20k → 17%JUDICIAL WATCH INC: $1k → 14%INSTITUTE FOR THE PUBLIC TRUST: $5k → 8%NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN: $5k → 17%JUDICIAL WATCH INC: $1k → 14%FREE PRESS FOUNDATION: $25k → 8%FRIENDS OF IR DAVID: $1k → 17%CONSERVATIVE PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE: $5k → 14%FREE PRESS FOUNDATION: $25k → 8%CONSERVATIVE PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE: $5k → 14%NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE US: $100 → 14%FRIENDS FOR FREE SPEECH: $5k → 14%WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $500 → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
NJ
CO
MO
VA
TN
NC
DC
OK
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

53%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$242k · 10 repeat orgs$212k to everyone else

10 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2022, 4 since wound down; 14 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
11

Total granted

$242k
$123k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+67%
+93%

Still filing today

90%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 44% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $89k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22
EducationAnimalsArts & CultureInternationalHealthPublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CF
    COUNCIL FOR A SECURE AMERICA INC
    3× · 2019–2022 · $87k · revenue +172%
  • TI
    THE INSTITUTE FOR THE PUBLIC TRUST
    3× · 2017–2019 · $30k · revenue +43%
  • DURHAM NATIVITY SCHOOL INC
    2× · 2018–2019 · $20k · revenue +9%

Funded once

  • UO
    University of Houston Foundation
    one grant, 2019 · $50k · revenue +19%
  • BM
    BREVARD MUSIC CENTER INCORPORATEDgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue +115%
  • CM
    CLAN MACNAB SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL
    one grant, 2018 · $20k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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2
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
3
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
4
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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5
National Association of College and University Attorneys

To advance the practice of higher education attorneys for the benefit of the institutions they serve.

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6
Saint Anselm College

Saint anselm is a catholic, benedictine college providing all of its students a distinctive liberal arts education that incorporates opportunities for professional and career preparation. it does so in a learning community that encourages…

Education
7
The Institute of World Politics

The institute of world politics is a graduate school of national security and international affairs, dedicated to developing leaders with a sound understanding of international realities and the ethical conduct of statecraft, based on…

International
8
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
9
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors

Empowering financial professionals and consumers through world-class advocacy and education.

—
10
Ashland University

Ashland university, guided by our christian heritage, is a comprehensive, private university that provides a transformative learning experience, shaping graduates who work, serve and lead with integrity in their local, national, and global…

Education
11
Greenville College

Greenville college d/b/a greenville university empowers students for lives of character and service through a transforming christ-centered education in the liberal arts, sciences, and professional studies.

Education
12
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union; the most unlike its peers is Back the Blue K-9 Force. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

28 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 28 of the 36 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
23/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $40,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientBREVARD MUSIC CENTER INCORPORATED: $25,000 · OtherBREVARD MUSIC CENTER INCORPORATEDASPEN ACADEMY: $20,000 · OtherASPEN ACADEMYCLAN MACNAB SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL: $20,000 · OtherCLAN MACNAB SOCIETY INTERNATIONALSTAND TALL INC: $6,000 · OtherCRISIS CENTER: $10,000 · OtherCRISIS CENTERWALNUT COVE MEMBERS ASSOCIATION INC: $6,000 · Other+12 more: $30,000 · Other+12 moreUniversity of Houston Foundation: $50,000 · EducationUniversity of Houston …DURHAM NATIVITY SCHOOL INC: $20,000 · EducationDURHAM NATIVITY SCHOOL…Conservative Partnership Institute: $10,000 · EducationConservative Partnersh…NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN: $5,000 · EducationNATIONAL ACADEMY OF DE…UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA…+1 more: $1,100 · EducationCOUNCIL FOR A SECURE AMERICA INC: $86,600 · InternationalCOUNCIL FOR A SECURE …+1 more: $1,000 · InternationalFREE PRESS FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Arts & CultureFREE PRESS F…+3 more: $700 · Arts & CultureTHE INSTITUTE FOR THE PUBLIC TRUST: $30,000 · Public BenefitJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $3,000 · Public BenefitFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentYOUTH WITH A MISSION ASHEVILLE INC: $1,142 · Youth DevelopmentMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference Inc: $14,500 · Recreation & Sports
Other$157,000Education$91,100International$87,600Arts & Culture$50,700Public Benefit$33,000Youth Development$21,142Recreation & Sports$14,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCOUNCIL FOR A SECURE AMERICA INC: $86,600 over 3y, 19% of budgetUniversity of Houston Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFREE PRESS FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 2y, 75% of budgetTHE INSTITUTE FOR THE PUBLIC TRUST: $30,000 over 3y, 23% of budgetBREVARD MUSIC CENTER INCORPORATED: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDURHAM NATIVITY SCHOOL INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference Inc: $14,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetConservative Partnership Institute: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCRISIS CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWALNUT COVE MEMBERS ASSOCIATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetNATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGardenia E Janssen Animal Shelter: $5,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung America's Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTH WITH A MISSION ASHEVILLE INC: $1,142 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $1,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF IR DAVID INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW LIFE RANCH INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetONEPASSION MINISTRIES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBack The Blue K-9 Force: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetELS FOR AUTISM FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Gs Donor Advised Phil…Raymond James Charita…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncNY9.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization John & Darlene McNabb Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from John & Darlene McNabb Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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    Find your warmest path to John & Darlene McNabb Charitable Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 36 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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